Labor Day

The Sports Xchange By Amanda Vincent, The Sports Xchange Earnhardt wins at Martinsville MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. claimed his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500. Jeff Gordon finished second to be the highest finisher among the eight remaining Chase for the Sprint Cup competitors and give Hendrick Motorsports a one-two finish. Because none of the Chase drivers won the race, no driver clinched an automatic berth in the championship finale at Homestead. After a red flag with about 10 laps remaining, Earnhardt and Gordon led most of the field down pit...

PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS
1 Watch "the toughest sport on dirt" this weekend when the Professional Bull Riders bring the country's premiere bull-riding circuit, the Built Ford Tough Series, to Allentown's PPL Center.
The world's top 35 bull...

Dorney Park has created a hit by combining a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch food with a much newer food trend.
Customers are lining up to order their own toppings for funnel cakes. They can choose from crushed Oreos and hot fudge sauce to fresh...

Dorney Park is proud of its rich history. This summer, for instance, it installed a display on Alfundo, the former clown park mascot.
But its newest tribute to the park's history, Madame Plarr's Chamber of Horrors, has gone over, well, horribly.
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As his wayward tee shot off the 11th hole at Green Pond Country Club settled some 30 yards onto the football field at neighboring Notre Dame High School, Steve Kluemper could only shake his head.
Somehow, at some point during Saturday's quarterfinals...

The summer air travel season has hit record numbers this year, and while we still have some time left for travel and fun before summer is over, travelers have continued to express frustration with air travel hassles. Most of that frustration is...

Vidilia Ormolea stayed true to her favorite casino here to the bitter end, squeezing in a final visit to Trump Plaza on Sunday — despite peeling wallpaper in the hotel rooms and other signs of a years-long decline.The friendly staff kept her coming...

Jake Diekman and Ken Giles.
Those are the two names that come to mind when discussing younger power arms in the Phillies' bullpen but it is possible right-hander Luis Garcia will see his name added to that list in 2015.
"I call him...

PHILADELPHIA — It was a little bit of a different look for the Phillies Thursday night as they closed a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Jimmy Rollins, still nursing a hamstring strain, and Chase Utley, who was given a day off by Phillies...

WILMINGTON — Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc.'s first day in bankruptcy court in Wilmington Wednesday went off without a hitch.
Judge Kevin Gross approved all the standard motions needed for Trump to continue operating as it tries to work out a deal with...

Richland Township police are investigating a house burglary and thefts from several vehicles over the Labor Day holiday in three residential developments.An overnight burglary was discovered by residents of a house in the 1100 block of...

PHILADELPHIA — September is the time for teams out of contention to bring up their top prospects and give them a taste of what the big leagues have to offer.
The Phillies didn't bring up too many younger players when major league rosters expanded on...

A youth sports organization in Lower Macungie will start is fall soccer season without much of the supplies and equipment they need to run the group.
Officials from Lower Macungie Youth Association say thousands of dollars worth of uniforms, soccer...

Q: Every year a new weed causes me grief. This year there is a hair-like growth over my groundcover. The fine, long, trailing stem is purple-brown with an occasional cluster of three small green leaves. It's not too important to give it a name but how...

Bring Grandma and Grandpa to Sigal Museum in Easton for free on Grandparents Day noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society is honoring grandparents with free admission to the museum at 342 Northampton St.
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The battle for control of the Senate, the grand prize of the 2014 elections, with Republicans needing to win a net of a half-dozen seats to take charge, is well-framed after Labor Day.
Republicans have the advantages of a friendly turf, the history of...

Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., owner of Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and other amusement parks, said preliminary data show record revenues through Labor Day for the Sandusky, Ohio-based company.
Revenues through Sept. 1 were at $939...

On the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, we sang "America the Beautiful" in church. This country is blessed and beautiful. Its national parks are breathtaking. Many people are warm, friendly and kind. But there is a breakdown of our country that...

It's the unofficial end of summer, which means Pennsylvania's state legislators have to think about going back to Harrisburg to do their job — legislating. They still have a few weeks before then.
There is a pile of bills waiting for them that could...